the line of beauty
by posthumous

Comment:
I gave this an 8 and really liked the way you split the image into 'two' - black and white - and the simple, beautiful, natural scene itself, 'transported' from what you would have seen, into an artistic photograph of a moment in time.

Grim Day, Happy Max
by JimiRose

Comment:

Originally posted by JimiRose: ...He just has really big paws, no camera tricks there!... Yes he's a mongrel of some kind, half jack russell half something with really big paws! He was a rescue dog so we don't really know.

Acknowledging your note about the super paws

and rescued - excellent - he is obviously living a good life now and has a fancy cow collar to boot (which I also noticed during voting)

Bauble Bubbles
by milspec

Comment:



Critique Club Critique

First Impressions
Nice colors, nice abstract. Good fit for the Challenge, which I didn't vote on.

Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
I like the composition, but at first wondered whether it was upside down (or may benefit from a 'flip'). My eye falls on the right places in the image where the focus is best. The quality seems good and for an abstract style image, carries it over cleanly and well.

Comments, Score & Placement Review
A little surprised by placement of 32, however the subtlety of the 'bubbles' maybe contributed to that. Again, 5.70 is a little surprising, especially regarding the quality of the image itself.

The comments seem to clearly articulate the appeal.

Summary
Nice abstract that perhaps may have packed a little more punch with a bit of 'pp pop' via tweaking of some colors and a little more depth/clarity added. Perhaps even a slightly tighter crop on the right to emphasize, but still stands good as is.

PS
I see you've been at DPC for some time and this is your first Challenge entry - congratulations on taking the plunge and getting a decent score first up.

Caught in the Storm
by Anthony_D_Archer

Comment:
9 - Very nice.

A flock of birds flying - from 2000 feet
by rurikkarl

Comment:
9 - Magic capture. Artisticly processed.

Arctic Lighthouse
by orvaratli

Comment:
9 - Gorgeous mixture of sky there.

Rainbow squid
by Motek

Comment:
8 - Good.

California Coast, Winter
by bspurgeon

Comment:
8 - Nice simplicity - tones work well.

Mt. Sneffles Colorado
by delin

Comment:
8 - Beautiful. Really like the palette and especially like that movement and color bottom left.

Boathouse, Cape Split
by Bear_Music

Comment:
8 - Nice feel with the processing - not too overdone for this simple scene.